• Tip News
  • Posts
  • Texas Takes Up Trump's 2026 Demand

Texas Takes Up Trump's 2026 Demand

Your unbiased daily news brief

July 21, 2025

In partnership with

Good Monday morning. Social Security checks will go paperless starting this fall. Have a great start to your week!

In Today’s Brief

  • North Dakota: Near miss

  • Syria: Violence stops

  • Trump: WSJ lawsuit

  • Boeing: Hearing set

  • Scheffler: Open win

... and more

First time reading? Sign up here

Your career will thank you.

Over 4 million professionals start their day with Morning Brew—because business news doesn’t have to be boring.

Each daily email breaks down the biggest stories in business, tech, and finance with clarity, wit, and relevance—so you're not just informed, you're actually interested.

Whether you’re leading meetings or just trying to keep up, Morning Brew helps you talk the talk without digging through social media or jargon-packed articles. And odds are, it’s already sitting in your coworker’s inbox—so you’ll have plenty to chat about.

It’s 100% free and takes less than 15 seconds to sign up, so try it today and see how Morning Brew is transforming business media for the better.

The Top Tip

Blurred lines

The Texas Legislature will consider a big ask from President Donald Trump starting today.

  • The news: Trump has called on Republicans to redraw the Lone Star State's congressional districts ahead of next year's midterm elections. The president reportedly wants them to implement a map that would likely give the GOP an additional five House seats in the state, a major boost for the party's hopes to retain control of the chamber in 2026.

  • Next steps: The matter will be one of several issues on the table during the legislature's special session. Texas Democrats have limited options to try to thwart the new districts; some could try to flee the state in order to prevent a quorum.

  • Key context: All states redraw congressional lines every 10 years after the census. Changes typically only occur between censuses when the lines are illegal or unconstitutional -- which Texas Republicans and the Trump Administration will claim.

  • Big picture: Democrats have said they will try to redraw congressional lines in blue states -- California, New Jersey and New York have been mentioned -- in a tit-for-tat move. But some states -- NJ is one -- have laws that could hinder such retaliation. 

Quick Tips

U.S. News

  • A regional commercial jet almost collided with a B-52 bomber over North Dakota. The pilot of the SkyWest flight made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid disaster; the Air Force has yet to comment (More)

  • Los Angeles Police believe a man purposely drove a car into a crowd outside a club. Close to 30 people were injured; bystanders attacked and shot the driver, who faces criminal charges (More)

  • Luigi Mangione's defense attorneys allege his health privacy rights are being violated by federal prosecutors. They claim the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer's medical records have been illegally accessed and reviewed (More)

World News

  • Syria's Bedouin clans withdrew from Sweida, ending recent violent clashes with Druze militias. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire appeared to be holding as of last night; Israel had launched airstrikes against government forces aiding the Bedouins (More)

  • Venezuela released 10 American prisoners. About 300 Venezuelan nationals who were deported by the U.S. and sent to an infamous prison in El Salvador were repatriated in return (More)

  • An Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire, killing at least five people. Close to 300 people were rescued; at least 17 people have died in South Korea due to heavy flooding and landslides (More | More)

Political News

  • President Trump filed a $10B libel lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal. He alleges the newspaper lied in its report about a risque birthday card he apparently sent to late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 (More)

  • Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger has a double-digit polling lead in the state's gubernatorial race. The Democrat is up 49-37 on Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, according to the survey (More)

  • Former Missouri Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr. died at 91. He was the state's first Black member of Congress; the Democrat served 16 terms in the House (More)

Business & Markets

  • Major indexes closed mixed on Friday. The Dow Jones dropped over 100 points (Dow -0.32%, S&P 500 -0.01%, Nasdaq +0.05%).

  • A federal judge will rule on Boeing's deal to avoid criminal prosecution next month. The aerospace giant has reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department regarding two fatal plane crashes (More)

  • Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned. He was caught in an intimate moment with the data operations firm's HR leader during a Coldplay concert; video has gone viral worldwide (More)

Entertainment & Sports

  • Scottie Scheffler won the British Open. The world's No. 1 golfer has now won four major tournaments; he is a U.S. Open victory away from the career grand slam (More)

  • Actress Eileen Fulton died at 91. She was best known for her role as Lisa Grimaldi on As the World Turns and won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2004 Daytime Emmys (More)

  • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse had its 2027 release pushed back to late June. The move was reportedly made in part so all U.S. schools will be on summer break when it debuts (More)